Restaurant Review: Gabriela's Restaurant

Tonight was a gorgeous night in New York City.  Melissa & I were invited to a fashion show on behalf of the company she works for, iConcept Media.  We were very excited to go & we wanted to make it a great night.  We made reservations on OpenTable.com for this cute place on the Upper West Side called Gabriela's.  They serve Mexican food & they have amazing vegetarian options.  Everything on the vegetarian menu section sounded great so we decided to split our meals. We ordered a quesadilla stuffed with fresh avocados and tomatoes & Verduras en Cazuela (this came with 2 sides- we chose a salad & the veggies).  The side salad was very pitiful- I would recommend rice or beans.  Anyways, the main dish was AMAZING!  The flavors were so rich & warm.  It was a taste bud party.  The quesadilla was gorgeous & perfect.  The avocados had great texture, were perfectly ripe, & it was such a nice balance to our other dish.  The portions were slightly large but because the quesadilla was only meant to be an appetizer, it ended up being the perfect size meal for us two.  Another great thing about this restaurant is they give you chips & salsa.  These are not good for health conscious people, but they are great for starving people not ready to wait for food.

Pros: In & Out within an hour, good prices, bring chips & salsa, good service, GREAT food (which is most important), great location, great decor.

Cons: Small sides, bad side salad, very hot on the patio- even at night, you eat too many chips & salsa- lol... really can't think of anything else bad.

Gabriela's Restaurant

688 Columbus Avenue

New York, NY 10025

212.261.0574

By the way, we were walking through the west village the other night close to midnight & we came across Magnolia Bakery.  There was no line & they were selling odd sized slices of cake for really cheap.  Still overly sweet but at least it was a quick in & out experience.  So if you're going to head down there, make sure you wait till closing time.  It'll be a great end to your day!

After dinner, we headed to the fashion show and had a great time!